Disciplines

The IYB - International Yobukan Budo disciplines are organized in two divisions, the Gendai Budo (modern budo) and the Ko Budo (ancient budo) or Koryu Bujutsu. The styles or methods founded after the Meiji Restoration in the year 1868 are considered Gendai Budo, however it is impossible to provide a precise definition. Some folks use the date of 1876, when the act prohibiting the wearing of swords was promulgated. The Koryu Bujutsu is the classical martial arts of Japan. know more...

TAIJUTSU • JUJUTSU

AIKIBUJUTSU

KEMPO

KORYU BUJUTSU

TAIJUTSU • JUJUTSU

Taijutsu is a martial art developed by the Samurai from the old Japan. Literally means "body art or techniques" but can be translated by the "art or techniques applied only with the body". This art is known also by other names like for example Jujutsu that literally means "art of flexibility or softness". It gathers the technical groups of atemi (attack/striking techniques) and uke-waza (defence techniques), nage-waza (throws techniques), kansetsu-waza (joint locks techniques), shime-waza (choke techniques) and osae-waza (immobilization techniques).

The term Taijutsu, on the other hand, is also used to designate, in general, close-combat methods such Jujutsu combined with specific strike empty-hands methods, which is the case of the Yobukan Taijutsu that is a combination of traditional Jujutsu together with Kempo. This combination, in our days, shows a great efficiency.

The Yobukan school/style teaches also the traditional Jujutsu designate as Yobukan Jujutsu.

Aikibujutsu is the art that present the Bujutsu in harmonious way and literally means "harmonious martial arts or techniques". Bujutsu is the general denomination used by the Samurai for the different combat forms used on the battlefields. The Aikibujutsu preserve the traditional aspects of the old Bujutsu. The disciplines that gather are the Aikijujutsu ("art of softness harmonious" or simply "art of harmony", which is nothing less than a Jujutsu form that is focused in the harmony of the technical aspects), the Tanbojutsu (art of the short stick), the Tantojutsu (art of the knife) and the Kenjutsu (art of the sword).

Summarizing, the Yobukan Aikibujutsu is a martial art that brings together several disciplines from the noble Samurai tradition.

Kempo is a martial art that is translated from the japanese by "fist law or method". It combines atemi-waza (striking techniques) from the ancient chinese Ch'uan Fa (fist law) or Ch'uan Shu (fist art) with japanese taijutsu techniques. However through the years some techniques from the ancient Ch'uan Fa, which was introduced in Japan with dissemination of the Buddhism, were modified and adapted to the Japanese way of fighting.

The Yobukan Kempo preserves some traditional aspects and has a competition component combining strikes, close-combat and ground techniques (ne-waza).

Koryu Bujutsu is the japanese term for the ancient martial arts styles or schools "ryu", as well known by Kobujutsu or Kobudo. Koryu literally means "old flow" and Bujutsu "martial arts or techniques" that have been preserved until our days by the styles headmasters "Soke or Shihanke" succession from generation to generation. The Koryu Bujutsu is also the source of almost all modern japanese budo. Technically the Koryu Bujutsu it's composed by disciplines such Taijutsu and a vast number of disciplines that utilize the classical weapons like the sword, stick, spear, halberd... read more...